ANHAD
More than 30 organisations met in Delhi on July 14 to discuss the strategy to pressurise the UPA to place and pass the Women Reservation Bill in the monsoon session of the Parliament.
It was decided that a demonstration will be organised at the parliament street on July 29, 2010 from 11am to 2pm. People will gather at 10.30am at Jantar Mantar, march to Parliament Street where from 12 noon to 2pm a public meeting will be organised.
There would a three hour programme comprising of speeches and cultural programme in support of the Women Reservation Bill. A memorandum will be submitted to the President, PM and UPA chairperson.
I am writing to you with the request to :
1. Endorse the campaign by sending the name of your organisation/ or individually if you do not belong to any civil society organisation.
2. Participate in the programme and mobilise others from Delhi.
3. If you are from outside Delhi sponsor ateleast two people from your organisation to participate in the rally. For adjoining states please come in large numbers and not only two each.
4. Delhi arrangements for the programme are being made by the local core group. Expenditure incurred on travel and stay by outstation participants has to be borne by their respective organisations.
5. We are designing umbrellas which will have names of endorsees from different cities. These will be carried at the demonstration by participants . so please send us names of participant from your organisation and also send us 10 names to be printed on the umbrella from your city who have endorsed the Bill . We will reserve the umbrellas for participants whose names are confirmed by July 26th.
The programme is being organised under the banner of Alliance for 33%. The following organizations who have participated in the preliminary three meeting held in Delhi have endorsed the programme.
AIDWA,AIPWA,Ajmer Adult Education Association,Anhad,Anhad Media,BGVS,Burmese Women Delhi,Centre for Advocacy & Research,Centre for Social Research,CFAR,Delhi forum,HRLN,IGSSS,Jagori,Joint Women’s Programme,Mahila Jan Adhikar Samiti,NFIW,Nistha,PUCL,PWESCR,Right to Food,SADED,Sangat,SANLAAP,Stree Adhikar Sangathan,Women Feature Services,Women Power Connect,YWCA,Hunger Project
We are trying to raise funds (though there is no guarantee as yet) for partially supporting the travel only for those who are not associated with any organizations and cannot afford their travel.
Shabnam Hashmi (ANHAD)